Chapter 7 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller. 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself. And mind ye, that's a fact. It's not preaching. It's hard scientific fact.'
Chapter 7 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading “'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “And mind ye, that's a fact.”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It's hard scientific fact.'”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “It's not preaching.”
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading “It's hard scientific fact.'”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And mind ye, that's a fact.
the proprietor of a bookstore
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading And mind ye, that's a fact.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's hard scientific fact.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's not preaching.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And mind ye, that's a fact.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It's not preaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading It's not preaching.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading It's hard scientific fact.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading And mind ye, that's a fact.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'That's a fine young leddy,' said the bookseller.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading 'She knows that to do good to others is to do good to yourself.
Chapter 7 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists by Gilbert Cannan holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 435 sentences of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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